Shloka 23.20Unverified draft
यद्दैवादाहतं तेऽद्य दृष्टं राज्याभिषेचनम्। अत्यङ्कुशमिवोद्दामं गजं मदबलोद्धतम् ।।2.23.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yat | यत् | which | relative |
| daivāt | दैवात् | through fate | ablative |
| āhatam | आहतम् | struck down | accusative adjective |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| adya | अद्य | today | adverb |
| dṛṣṭam | दृष्टम् | seen, evident | nominative adjective |
| rājyābhiṣecanam | राज्याभिषेचनम् | the consecration to the kingdom | nominative |
| atyaṅkuśam | अत्यङ्कुशम् | beyond the goad's control | accusative adjective |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| uddāmam | उद्दामम् | unrestrained | accusative adjective |
| gajam | गजम् | an elephant | accusative |
| madabaloddhatam | मदबलोद्धतम् | maddened and made powerful by rut | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.23.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa